In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips
Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice.
The Download: investigating deaths at the US border’s “virtual wall”
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The US spent billions on border surveillance. Why can’t it catch people before they die? When José Morales Bernal crossed the border into the US in April 2024, the day before…
CEOs Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says That’s a ‘Lazy’ Excuse.
Huang said that leaders should be more cautious when talking about AI.
Why Good Small Business Always Run Out of Cash — and What Savvy Entrepreneurs Do Differently
Here’s why cash flow is so brutal for independent merchants — and what they can actually do about it.
Stop Burning Out — 3 Energy Traps You Keep Falling For and How to Teach Your Nervous System to Avoid Them
Sustainable performance isn’t about resting more. It’s about teaching your nervous system how to land.
Payroll startup Remote says it grew revenue 50% per employee without adding headcount
Payroll service provider Remote recently surpassed $300 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and became cash-flow positive, thanks to a 50% increase in revenue per employee resulting from AI adoption.
Your Team Left the Meeting Aligned — Execution Fell Apart Anyway. Here’s Why.
Even when meetings end with everyone agreeing, side conversations can dissolve alignment. Here’s how to stop the drift.
“Better” Isn’t Always Enough. Why Smart Leaders Use This Hidden Curve to Decide Who Wins
Most obvious upgrades fail because substitution is a curve shaped by switching costs, incentives, and sticky market effects, not a clean head-to-head feature comparison.
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand.
With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup
Thea Energy’s pixel-inspired magnets could give its power plant plans a boost. The fusion startup hopes to get a commercial reactor working by 2034.
CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks
Cybercriminals used the Glassworm botnet to infect open source software projects with malware, and in turn hack the developers and companies that use that software.